Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, courtesy photo.

Conan O’Brien, The Conan Gallery // Siren Studios Orange, Los Angeles, CA.

David Sedaris, photo by Hugh Hamrick.

Temple Grandin, courtesy photo.

UCSB Arts & Lectures has a fabulous lineup of speakers this year, including one of comedy’s most original and beloved personalities, Conan O’Brien (Apr. 16); Serial’s visionaries Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder, who speak about creating what has quickly become the most popular podcast in the world (Mar. 3); perennial favorite humorist and author David Sedaris (May 1); and Temple Grandin Ph.D. (May 10), one of the world’s 100 most influential people, according to TIME, a best-selling author and the world’s most well-known adult with autism.

For tickets or more information visit artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu.

—Leslie Dinaberg

Originally published in the Spring 2016 issue of Santa Barbara Seasons Magazine.